Books

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Economic and social history of medieval Europe Economic and social history of medieval Europe Pirenne, Henri "In this book, Henri Pirenne, the great Belgian economic historian, traces the character and general movement of the economic and social evolution of Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire t… OL1433144W
"Ich sah den Namen Bosch" "Ich sah den Namen Bosch" Angela Martin Angela Martin hat mit 50 Überlebenden des firmeneigenen Konzentrationslagers gesprochen, die Fotograrin Hucky Fin Porzner hat die Zeitzeuginnen portraitiert. (Source: [Berliner Geschichtswerkstatt][1… OL15399658W
The body of the conquistador The body of the conquistador Rebecca Earle "This fascinating history explores the dynamic relationship between overseas colonisation and the bodily experience of eating. It reveals the importance of food to the colonial project in Spanish Ame… OL16489770W
Pilgrimage and Household in the Ancient Near East Pilgrimage and Household in the Ancient Near East Joy McCorriston In this book, Joy McCorriston examines the continuity of traditions over millennia in the Near East. Tracing the phenomenon of pilgrimage in pre-Islamic Arabia up through the development of the Hajj,… OL16610181W
The Fishing Fleet The Fishing Fleet Anne de Courcy,Anne De Courcy "The fascinating and entertaining true stories of the young Victorian women on the hunt for husbands among the colonial businessmen and bureaucrats in the Raj"-- OL19708645W
Imperial San Francisco Imperial San Francisco Gray A. Brechin This book has lots of great stories and background about how the San Francisco power brokers of the late 19th century interrelated with the city, the state, and the rest of the country, including som… OL1995185W
Worktown Worktown Hall, David (Television producer) "In the late 1930s the Lancashire town of Bolton witnessed a ground-breaking social experiment. Over three years, a team of ninety observers recorded, in painstaking detail, the everyday lives of ord… OL24196868W
In search of human nature In search of human nature Carl N. Degler Now, with In Search of Human Nature, Degler turns to perhaps his largest subject yet, a sweeping history of the impact of Darwinism (and biological research) on our understanding of human nature, pro… OL2638146W
A History of the Wife A History of the Wife Marilyn Yalom How did marriage, considered a religious duty in medieval Europe, become a venue for personal fulfillment in contemporary America? How did the notion of romantic love, a novelty in the Middle Ages, b… OL3279782W
Weaving the Past Weaving the Past Susan Kellogg Weaving the Past offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary history of Latin America's indigenous women. While the book concentrates on native women in Mesoamerica and the Andes, it covers indigen… OL3520522W
The First Urban Christians The First Urban Christians Wayne A. Meeks The Pauline Epistles as historical-sociological documents: a balanced, meticulous, fabulously learned study suggesting (despite itself) that when all is said and done Paul still belongs to the believ… OL3912835W
Daily Life of the Nubians (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series) Daily Life of the Nubians (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series) Robert Steven Bianchi Until recently little was known about ancient Nubia and day-to-day lives of the Nubian people aside from knowing it was a civilization contemporary with, distinct from, and living under the shadow of… OL3916807W
From plantation to ghetto From plantation to ghetto August Meier Beginning with the slave trade, the book interprets black ideologies and protest movements throughout American history, particularly in the 20th century. OL4275531W
The decline of the Californios The decline of the Californios Ramon A. Gutierrez,Leonard Pitt Publisher description: A striking addition to the literature of ethnic minorities, this book deals with the early struggles of the Spanish-speaking people of California. It focuses on the circumstanc… OL851810W
Fremde und Fremd-Sein in der DDR Fremde und Fremd-Sein in der DDR Thomas Lindenberger,Jan C. Behrends,Patrice G. Poutrus Die Welle fremdenfeindlicher Gewalt, die Deutschland im Jahre 2000 überzog, gab den Anstoß zu einer Tagung des Potsdamer "Zentrums für Zeithistorische Forschung" (ZZF), deren Beiträge die vorliegende… OL9899357W